I recently attend a conference in Rio Rico, Arizona entitled Contact Countdown to Transformation. It was put on by Dr. Steven Greer and the CSETI group.  I’ve been following Dr. Greer’s work on The Orion Project for over a year and just found out about CSETI and the Disclosure Project about 6 or 7 months ago. If you haven’t seen the May 9th 2001 Disclose Project video please watch it!

Also about 6 months ago I started following Richard Hoagland’s work and was excited to know he was also speaking at this conference.

I’d kinda known or have been aware that UFO’s exist for quite a while; I even had my own personal sighting in Glendale on March 29th 2007 at 1:50pm. Yeah! I got the exact time, I wrote down the event in my calendar so I wouldn’t forget. I remember being so excited, calling all my friends, asking them if they could see what I was seeing…However there were no other witnesses and after a while I started to doubt myself and what I saw.

Day 1: Dr. Steven Greer gave a quick introduction speech. He showed some pics and videos of past events where UFO’s had been taped and photographed including one odd shaped – one that was seen at the Rio Rico the year before. Some of the photos he showed were of sightings just like the ones I saw in Glendale! Proof that what I saw was not just some fluke! Hehe!

Seeing is believing, and every night during the conference, Dr. Greer, the group of almost 200, and I would sit out under the stars and basically look out for UFO’s. We did a number of things that are kinda…well…strange depending on how you think, but they all kinda made sense. FYI: No alcohol or mind alternating substances were ingested before or during this event. Well actually I can’t speak for everyone there. I speak for myself and highly doubt the other were involved with that stuff seemed like a pretty wholesome bunch!

Night 1:

1.  Within about 15min of starting I was looking straight up, 90 degrees and saw a blue-colored falling star-like object.  It was like a falling star and very well could have been but it was directly above and went from east to west, not falling down but vertical or parallel to the ground. (Maybe a falling star, maybe not?)

2. Later that night between 2 palm trees in the southwest, I saw a similar falling star-like object, but it was more orange and seemed farther away. (Ok, this one was most likely a falling star.)

Many others saw both and commented upon seeing them.

Dr. Greer and some of the others mentioned seeing other things but since I didn’t see anything I still had my doubts. I went back to my hotel room a little disappointed, but yet excited ’cause there were still 2 days left of the conference, not to mention 2 nights of sky watching!

Day 2:

Richard Hoagland’s panel:2010: The Year We Make Contact — But..with Whom, or What?

Very well researched panel regarding all the evidence that proves we are headed into some form of “Disclosure” very soon. Whether it’s in the form of live ET showing up on the white house lawn (very unlikely) or the slow (or not so slow) peppering of information to the masses that extraterrestrial life is out there and has been for a very long time. Check out Richard’s site: http://www.enterprisemission.com/.  He has proof on his site that Phobos is not a natural moon but a structure created by some intelligent life form or an ancient alien race. Very Interesting!

Below are some links to some of the subjects he covered. I’ve elaborated and added some other stuff that has come out since the conference.

New Planet Earth Found?

India’s lunar mission finds evidence of water on the Moon

Pope Benedict XVI’s astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens

Pope’s Scientist Would be Happy to Baptize an Intelligent Extraterrestrial

Hoagland’s note: “How do you baptize an ET if he/she does not carry original sins. If they wen’t born of this world?”

UN ‘to appoint space ambassador to greet alien visitors’

Astronomers Worldwide Forge New Rules for ET Engagement

UFO pyramid reported over Kremlin

‘UFO cloud’ hovers over Moscow

Conspiracy theorists confident Photoshopped NASA image is a cover-up

Retired Military Personnel To Confirm UFO Incursions at American Nuclear Weapons Sites

Colonel Philip Corso’s Diary …Proof that he is real:

Richard also mentioned China and the UFO movement there. I can confirm this as I was just in China and while there I saw this news:

And this just happened the other day:
China launches Moon mission

Not to mention this:
UFO Forces Closure of Chinese Airport (2nd Time)

This is the second time this has happened in the past few months, see articles below:

Giant UFO Filmed Above China

Even the Chinese govt. recently had print this article in their national news paper

Other UFO info in China News from their national newspaper

…and this

…And yes, it seems strange when you are in a communist country and you are hearing about all this UFO stuff on national TV and printed in national newspapers. …then you come back to the states and the only mention of UFO phenomena is on youtube or on the history channel in some sort of conspiracy documentary. Except for this of course!

…This just happened in New York the other day:
Mystery shiny objects floating over Manhattan spark UFO frenzy

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I could go on and on…but i think you get the idea.

Dr. Throdore Loder Advance Energy Technology Update

After Hoagland’s presentation, Dr. Loder talked about zero point energies and the Orion Project. This was fascinating because of the science and physics behind these technologies are real! What used to be called magical or metaphysical is now being proven scientifically in universities around the world right now. There is a mass global consciousness awakening that is happening. Back in the day it was easy to shut down one or two innovators who discover alternative free energy. Throughout history, these people would would appear – Nikola Tesla being one of the more famous. Alternative, nonpolluting energies that could have broken us free from the dependency on coal and oil over 50 years ago. Basically we’ve been stuck in time but it seems that is changing now!  Like Dr. Michio Kaku has said “we are entering into a 2nd industrial revelation!”

Some of the folks and stuff mentioned on the panel:

Nikola Tesla

Nathan Stubblefield

Kowsky-frost quartz crystal experiment

Tom Bearden: energy form the vacuum

Jim McCanny describes how Tesla’s tower works.

Jeane Manning & Joel Garbon

Moray King

Casmir effect

Night 2:

Went back out under the stars for another round of light watching.

1. I saw a bright flash about the roof. It seemed close and like a grapefruit-size firefly. It was not moving just a flash in and out, but like a firefly or a light bulb, it dissipated out, but very quickly. For a while I thought I was the only one who saw it and then started to doubt myself thinking that it could have been lighting, but during the break I mentioned what I saw and a guy named Emory said he saw the same thing.

2. Next was just a quick green flash a little east of Jupiter. Many others saw it too.

3. After everyone left I stayed and laid myself out on four chairs just looking up. then I saw a similar falling star-like object across from southwest to northeast.  It was not as bright as the blue one and this time there were clouds over head and it seemed like it was in between me and the clouds – this made me think that it was not a shooting star because it was so low. Also I should note that there were many birds and bats flying around and when they hit some light they would become quite visible. I had been watching the birds all night and this was no bird. Do falling starts happen at such low altitudes?

4. The craziest of them all – gives me goose bumps thinking about it – almost right after number 3, there was a weird non-recognizable almost Z-shaped object, dark with orange glowing tips, but not that bright, zip by from the west to the southwest – very similar to the odd shaped picture of the UFO that Dr. Greer showed us on day 1 of the conference. It made no noise and seemed pretty close. I think i was the only one who saw it but it was so real and crazy I grabbed someone and said OMG! I just saw something outta this world!

Day 3:

Colin Andrews – Prepare for 2012 – 2033: The Crop Circles and Their Creators Have Spoken

An amazing presentation from Colin Andrew’s, the guy who coined the phrase “Crop Circle.” He connected the dots and told us about his life experiences from the moment he discovered the first “Crop Circle” ’till now and how there have been no coincidence? I can’t go into all the amazing stuff he presented, just check out his blog – it has so much amazing information.

CONTACT: The CSETI Experience – Update

Dr. Greer did a final follow up, we viewed some more pictures of UFO’s and he even showed us pics of a real alien. He had gone to Chile and checked this little guy out in person he showed us many other pictures of him and this little guy. He had examined it and said it was the real deal. It was in bad shape – big hole in it’s head.  The pics he showed us were probably a while after the ones taken here. He mentioned he was working with some major G-7 country to bring out more info. So lots more to look forward to. Exciting times!

Night 3:

1. Early on while Dr. Greer was still speaking and setting up, almost due west there were 2 reddish orbs that were moving northwest parallel to the horizon.  They were moving in unison and then the lead one in the north stopped; the other kept moving toward the still one.  Before they could touch, the lead one disappeared and as the rear one reached the lead ones stopping point it too disappeared. Many others saw this and pointed and talked about it.

2. Saw 2 or 3 falling star-like objects. (Probably just falling stars.)

3. Watched an airplane fly overhead and watched it from a distance fly almost directly over head. This thing was moving slow as molasses. Thought to myself that everything I’d seen up till now had moved at light speed in comparison. Even the 2 red orbs which seemed even father and flying relatively slow were much faster than that plane.

The next day I hired a shuttle from the hotel to the airport and on the way, the driver was telling me how on the news that Friday night, they broke in their regular news cast and said the station was getting flooded with calls saying there were UFO lights in the sky.  Coincidence?

So to sum up. I am absolutely convinced that we are not alone in this world, let alone this universe. The evidence is just too great, not to mention what I have seen with my own eyes. Many may say, yeah so I know that UFO’s exist always have, so big deal!? Well the big deal is that since they do exist, we need to start asking questions. Questions like: how do they do what they do? How long have they been here? Why have they been kept a secret from us? Why have our religions been lying to us?

When you start going into it all, you open up a can of worms that can be frightening, disappointing, and frustrating. The human race has been deceived for a very long time, well now it’s time to wake up, and smell the coffee, to open our eyes and look up!

On one early hot July morning I jumped in my U-Haul full of stunt gear and set out for Vasquez Rocks, the famous rock formation location that is used in many of Hollywood’s great epic films and TV shows. There, we were to shoot Jim Sonzero’s (Resident Evil 5) latest masterpiece, the Time Warner Lag commercial.

Upon arriving at the gate, I was yelled at by the location lady saying that the park doesn’t open till 7 and there is no waiting, even though it was 5 minutes till 7 am. I heard about her from others and then realized that yes the rumors were true. I made a U-turn and proceeded to drive back to the freeway entrance when I saw the convoy of production trucks coming in. The only thing that went though my mind is that they better slow down–they still have 3 minutes till 7.

Finally after getting through the gates and parking I met up with my fellow actors/stunt team. Dan Southworth (Vergil in DMC3), Chris Jai Cortland (RE5 main Majini), and Anthony Nanakornpanom (RE5 tactical advisor). We scarfed down breakfast and proceeded to wardrobe. Everyone was hesitant to get into wardrobe cuz well…(see pictures).  After applying a bottle of sunscreen on my face (the only part of my body exposed), make up was applied. Jim peaked his head in. “Reuben looks too pretty, I need him more ugly-ed up!” …ummm thanks Jim!

The uglier me!

The even uglier me!

My role in this was stunt coordinator/performer; I helped Jim pick the guys and pretty much my main duty was to help Jim get his vision with choreographing the stunts and then making it safe for the guys performing the stunts. We had a limited budget and time, so it was very Hong Kong or Power Ranger style–something I’m very used too! Dan has also worked a lot in that fashion and helped out with “making it safe!” All the guys knew they were doubling up on stunt and acting duty, so there was no room for diva’s on the set, except for Jim of course!

Bunch of slackers and one Lagger! The Lag cast!

First shot…running!

Second shot…running!

The first shot was running! Wait! The second shot was running too! Come to think of it, there was a whole lot of goddamn running in this commercial! And not just any running…has anyone ever ran in snowboard boots? Has anyone ever ran in snowboard boots in the desert with 100 degree plus temperature while in flight suits and armor? Well I have and it was just like the good old days! lol! In fact the whole time Dan and I were just laughing at each other remembering those good old Power Ranger days when we had to fight in monster suits out in the desert. Really not much different from that…except that we could see a little better…well kinda, still had a patch over one I so I had no depth of perception. See below:

“Suck on this Wesker!” or even better “Let me suck on that Wesker!”

When we got to the jumping shot, the staff laid a big green screen down. Yep! There was actually no canyon (movie magic). We did have to do the jump for real though which was about 12 or 15 feet high. Not so difficult by yourself, but having 4 guys jump at the same time with metal weapons on can be a bit challenging. We tested it one by one at first and then 2 by 2. Finally all of us at once until we all felt comfortable; we ended up doing at least 20 or so jumps. On one of them, because of my dam eye patch, I miss judged the distance and totally under shot my landing which brought me straight to the ground missing the 4 inch pad we had laid out. In mid air I was like “Oh shit this is gonna hurt” but I landed and it was nothing! Wha! …I’m guessing cause of all the cushion in the snowboard boots.

Uhooo! Look at the big whole! …Wow! Movie magic!

After the jumping there was more running–then we broke for lunch!

After lunch there was more running and finally after we ran back and forth for 5 hours we rushed to set up the wires. This was probably one of the fastest rigging jobs I had ever done, not to mention while in full costume and after running at least the equivalent of 5 miles in snowboard boots. An unusual superhuman power comes over you and makes you work like a mad man when the sun is going down. I think this is true for any production. I’d say that for every location shoot 1/3 of the day is shot in the final 15 – 20 minutes of golden time (time where the sun sets). Anyway with the help of my guys we rocked it and got about 6 different wire set ups in like 20 min. I usually hate to do things that way especially cuz wires are dangerous and when rushed that’s when accidents happen, but luckily it all worked out and no one was hurt! Except for Anthony’s weggie!  It doesn’t look like the wire shots made it in the final cut but I hear Jim has a different version that he will show me later. Hopefully there are some wire shots left in there!

Making it safe!

Anthony’s weggie!

Dan’s weggie!

Umm…yeah, uh….making it safe! Yeah! Anthony likes it when I make it safe, don’t ya Anthony? Oohh yeahhh!

All in all it was a long tiring day, but a good day it was! I love challenging myself from time to time to see if I still have it. By “it” i mean the energy and stamina I had during the Power Ranger days. Those were some hard days, hard weeks, hard months.  I’ll always be grateful for my experience on that show, it has prepared me for just about anything. Able to tackle any work situation that is thrown at me and have the confidence to take it on…yeah baby!

Bring it on Jackie Chan!
Bring it on James Cameron!
You too Sonzero!

Cast and some of the (tired, half asleep) crew…and Jim Sonzero!

Anthony has a big bazooka! …That’s what she said

Me and my machine gun!

…Anthony and Dan showing some love after a hard days work…Doesn’t get any better than this boys and girls!

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This year’s AX, like last year’s, seemed a little umm “gloom”. Especially after just coming from San Jose’s Fanime. The overall energy just seemed low and dry…(maybe a bit wet if you were in leather or furies…or hung out at any of the hentai panels) Of course there were tons of cosplayers and a huge dealers room but I don’t know… it’s probably just because it’s at the LA Convention Center…but the tone was kinda mellow.

Probably the highlight of the show was were my fellow power ranger pals got together for a panel and signings. It was nice to see that the Power Ranger fans are still supportive and still enjoy the franchise after so many years! Oh and did i mention all the great cosplay?

Awesome!

Getting axed by the Executioner ! lol! I actually did the mo-cap for this guy in the RE5 cut scenes! Great costume!

Ken, Dante, and Ken/Dante! …you know what I mean!

Heard this guy starved himself for a week before the con! I hooked him up with some nan bread so he would take a picture with me!

The Ryu and Ken from Fanime…I love you Zangief!

We some bad mo-fro’s!!! Go team RE:5! …Yeah!!!

The whole gang at the RE5 panel! We did the panel and some signings! The line for the signings ended up wrapping around the hallway and some folks had to wait 2 and half hours…sorry guys!

Dinner with Hiroyuki Yamaga: Tough brief, I got to say hi to Mr. Yamaga, president of Gainax animation studio. I first met him back at Fanime 2007 and drooled over him like the crazy Otaku I am. This time I had him sign my Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise soundtrack that I bought way back in high school…drool… I also had him sign my Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi box set…more drool!

Charity auction: In addition to the Street Fighter 4 tournament charity auction (see earlier blog post) there was another auction on Sunday that Ric Meyers headed up. Last year we did it together but this year I got swept away by a bunch of fans, got hammered at the bar (sorry Ric) but was barely able to make it in time with a last minute addition of an original Ken Masters print courtesy of Jo Chen!  It went for $90! Woohoo!!!

Free hug line: The whole free hug thing that was taken to a new level with this! A line of people going all the way down the hall.

Free peanut butter and jelly: the RE5 girls enjoy a midnight snack!

Hot Yaoi Nights: I experienced my first viewing of Yaoi Anime this year. I don’t think I could have done it alone…luckily Karen Dyer (Sheva) accompanied me and I didn’t have to go it alone (whew!). It was late and we only stayed for the first show which was from what I hear pretty mild. Still it had it’s awkward moments and the climax at the end was…nuff said.

After a little Yaoi, Karen and I headed to the Hentai room. Though I have had my share of Hentai (oops did I say that?)…it was new to Karen. For the brief time we were there they were showing some raunchy AMV’s that were actually really good! Every couple of minutes someone would yell hand check and everyone had to put their hands in the air, if not you got kicked out! …Keeping it clean! As clean as Hentai can be anyway, Yeah!

Whose Line is it Anime? aka-Fanime Improv: The RE5 team as well as Ric Meyers, Keith Burgess, and Jason Ebner all got together for a round of crazy improv MC’d by Jonathan Osborne. To be honest I was dreading this panel. Hadn’t done improv for a while so was kinda nervous…not to mention the big audience turnout. In the end it was a blast! Some really good stuff from everyone nearly had me pissing my pants. I was even able to discover my soon to be patented Yeah man! …with Ken’s help of course!

Oh…Did I mention Cosplay!?

Of course one of the major highlights was all the cool cosplay. Because of my hectic panel schedule, I could only see so much but there was everything from the complete Resident Evil cast to Bumble Bee!

…more cool cosplay!

…till next year!

Wow! What a day! …Since I was late a day, all my panels from got moved into today and so yeah…it was pretty busy! Did a DMC panel and autograph session but the highlight of the day was the Street Fighter charity auction event where folks bid to play a few rounds with me as Ken Masters. For the most part i got my ass kicked but I did have my moments and either way it was all for-the-cause! …hmmm, where have I heard that before? (www.for-the-cause.com) sorry had to do it! but no seriously something like $600 was raised for the Breast Cancer Foundation. Yeah! Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!

I was pleasantly surprised when fellow voice actor Keith Burgess who voices Akuma in SF: Alpha came into challenge me! He played as Akuma and of course you know who I was. I was able to hold up winning 2 out of 3 against him but the other NoCal guys…well let’s just say that I need a little more practice! Just wait ’till next year guys! …Bring it on!

The event went down at Stage Zero, as I was leaving I heard the B-Fighter Kabuto theme song…Nice touch guys!

Had quite the turn out!!!

This was the one time I actually won! As you can see I was very excited! The crowd too!

Ken Masters (me) vs Akuma (Keith Burgess) …good times!

(pics curiosity of Tony Chu photography http://www.myspace.com/tonyzg)

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Hope to see everyone there!

for a detailed schedule of the panels and events that I will be involved in click here: http://www.fanime.com/schedule.html